Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-05

house at IL O'Clock. The trains arriving
last night and up to 1890 this morning
came in with delegations large and small.
With the exception of one or two sena-
torial districts every such district YVES
represented.
The delegates from Navarro county,
Roger Q. Mills county, has the
largest. They arrived at 1880 this
morning
THREE HUNDRED STRONG,
with full brass band, the members
handsomely uniformed They marched
down Main street to the opera house
with flags and banners flying, under con-
siderable excitement created by their
martial appearance.
There are as nearly as can be estimated
! 1000 delegates present.
There are representative men from all
parts of the state. Some of Texas most
! prominent men are here, of which is ap-
pended a number of such to this CORES
pondence.
The convention was called to order at
II O'Clock a. N. ty Hon. Barnett Gibbs.
Mr.. Gibbs made few remarks pertinent
to the matter in hand and congratulated
the assembly upon It's personnel; that in
stead of being
AN ASSEMBLY OF DRUNKARDs
and saloonkeepers, it was as fine q body
of representative men as he had ever seen
| assembled together.
Hon. George c. PendIeton of Bell
| county was placed in nomination for tenn
pOrary chairman without oppOsi-
ton. Upon taking the chair
he thanked the convention for the signal
honor conferred upon him; that it was
not his purpose to make a speech at this
time, but that he wanted to say he was
with them "frst, last and all the time"
Will Lambert of Travis county, H.
Houston of Grayson county, and Mr.. Bell
of Limestone county were elected secre-
taries.
T. j, Barrett, J. M. Joiner and ]. c.
Carr were chosen ergeants-at-arms.
BY SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.
A discussion arose as to how the del
egates should be seated, which was set
tied by senatorial districts, each allotted
POSITIONS IN the House, which they were
to take after adjournment and upon re-
assembling.
On motion of Bryan T. Barry it was de-
termiDed to appoint four committees
On permanent organization, on Creden-
platform. A discussion arose upon the
tine of adjournment which was settled
by Hon. Barnett Gibbs stating that there
were number of distinguished gentle
men present who no doubt would address
the convention, and before Mr.. Gibbs
could finish the vast crowd fairly rose to
its feet, yelling for
HON. ROGER Q. MILLS.
MIR. Mills came forward amidst
storm of applause and was
introduced to the convention by
Speaker Pendleton. Mr.. Mills spoke
quite two hours. His speech was
scathing arraignment of the prohibition
party and the Legislature that passed the
act to submit the amendment. He did
not spare the preachers and priests. "AII
men are created equal" Sim
alienabIe rights of men," Hfreedom
of individual action" and Thomas Jeffer-
son as central figure, were frequently
alluded to and brought out most promi- |
nentlY IN his address. At the conclusion
of his speech the convention adjourned
until O'Clock this afternoon. The dele
gates wore blue badges, inscribed upon
them "Texas and Freedom"
There are about sixty negro delegates.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention reassembled at $3.50
O'Clock and proceeded to appoint the
committees on permanent organization,
address, credentials and resolutions and
platform.
Each delegation was instructed
to select one member for each
committee. This consumed a good
deal Of time. Upon motion the COM
mlttees on credentials and permanent
organization retired, and before they
arose from their seats there were loud |
calls for
HON. JOHN HANCOCK,
who responded and delivered a strong
logical address from the anti-prohibition !
standpoint.
After Mr.. Hancock closed his arraign- |
ment of the Prohibition party f. M. CCch- |
ran of Dallas was introduced. He spoke |
few minutes, when Jackson of the |
Farmers Alliance of Cooke county was
introduced. He said he was not author |!
lied to speak for the organization, but |
nineteen or twenty of the members were
opposed to monopoly of any kind. The |
convention adjourned at $50.
EVENING SESSION.
A. S O'Clock tonight the convention |
again assembled. The committee On Gre
dentlals made their report by senatorial |
districts as follows: District No. 2, 10;
No. 8, 10; No. 4, 80; No. 6, |
So; No. 7, %; No. s. 8; No. 9, Z; No. 10,
II; No. IL, 10; No. u, so; No Is, II; No.
II, 81; No. Is, 40; No. Is, 40; No. II, |
81; No. Is, %; No. 19, A; No. 20, So; No.
81, I78; No. %, so; No. 90, %; No. 1852.
The report was adopted.
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton reported as follows: Presi-
dent, Hon. D. G. Giddings; vice
presidents, T. S. Ash, Harris county;
j. B. Robertson, Goliad county; Judge
Forsythe BIedsoe, Grayson county; John
d. Peteet, Hopkins county; TiIman
Smith, johnson county; W. S. Robson,
Washington county; E. Reihart, Washing.
ton county; Horace Chiffon, Smith